Table 2.
Study Design Information for Animal-Assisted Intervention Studies in Oncology.
| Author | Session duration | Frequency | Study duration | Intervention type | Intervention location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiba et al47 | 15 minutes | 4/week on weeks 1, 3, 5, and 6; 16 total | — | Individual | — |
| Bibbo44 | Unspecified (dogs worked 20-90 minutes/visit) | 3/week; 12 total | 4 weeks | Individual | Group and waiting rooms |
| Bouchard et al39 | 8 hours | — | 12 months | Individual | Private room |
| Buettner et al50 | — | — | — | — | Waiting room |
| Caprilli and Messeri46 | 2 hours | 1/week | 6 months | Group | Group room |
| Cerulli et al9 | 1 hour | 2/week; 32 total | — | Individual | Horse stables |
| Chubak et al32 | Unspecified (dogs worked 1-2 hours) | Various | — | Both | Private and waiting rooms |
| Chubak et al49 | 20 minutes | 1 | 5 months | Individual | Private room |
| Coakley and Mahoney30 | 10 minutes | 1 | 3 years (September 2004 to July 2007) | Individual | Private room |
| Doobrow52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fleishman et al25 | Mean = 15 minutes | Mean = 18 per patient | — | Individual | Private, group and waiting rooms |
| Gagnon et al40 | 8-16 hours | 1+ (multiple visits = 44%) | 12 months | Individual | Private room |
| Ginex et al33 | — | 4/week | — | Individual | Multi-bed room |
| Haylock and Cantril36 | — | — | 9 months | Group | Horse stables |
| Johnson et al26 | 15 minutes | 1 | — | Individual | Private room |
| Johnson et al27 | 15 minutes | 3/week; 12 total | — | Individual | Private room |
| Kaminski et al28 | 90 minutes | 1/week | — | Group | Group room |
| Kumasaka et al34 | 30 minutes | 1/month (25% had multiple visits) | 2 years | Group | — |
| Larson et al51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus et al41 | 10-15 minutes | 1+ | 6 months (January 2012 to June 2012) | Individual | — |
| McCullough et al23 | Mean = 24 minutes | 1/week (sessions per child: mean = 10.2 and SD = 3.1) | — | Individual | Semi-/private rooms |
| McCullough et al24 | Mean = 24 minutes | 1/week | — | Individual | Semi-/private rooms |
| Moreira et al42 | 1 hour | — | 4 months (October 2014 to February 2015) | Group | Group room |
| Muschel37 | 1.5 hours | 1/week; 10 total | — | Individual | — |
| Orlandi et al7 | 60 minutes | 1 | 6 months (November 2005 to April 2006) | Group | Group room |
| Petranek et al35 | 10-20 minutes | 1 | Experiment ongoing | Individual | — |
| Phung et al31 | 5-10 minutes | 1 | — | Individual | Private room |
| Schmitz et al43 | Mean = 32.7 minutes (median = 30 minutes and range = 10-67 minutes) | Mean = 1.6/week per patient; median = 1/week | 11 months (June 2014 to May 2015) | Individual | Private and group rooms |
| Silva and Osório29 | 30 minutes | 3+ in 4 weeks | 20 months (June 2015 to January 2017) | Group | — |
| Toro del Pilar Valdes38 | — | — | 1 month | Individual | — |
| White et al45 | Unspecified (post-interview: range = 20-60 minutes) | 3+ | — | Individual | Private room |
| Yom48 | — | 2+ | — | Individual | Private room |